HIST 2420 - Modern Italian American History:Immigration and Identity

Institution:

Fitchburg State University

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Description:

3 cr. 3 hr. The course examines the history of Italians in America and seeks to explain the causes and consequences of immigration, both in a national level and a personal level. Topics will include an examination of the unification of Italy and the conditions which impelled mass migration, regional differences and various responses to economic development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the experience of migration and the adjustment to life in America. I,C Prerequisite: U.S. History II HIST 1500.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fitchburgstate.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 345-2151

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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